Norway To Pay Male And Female Internationals Equally

Norway's Football Association

A new agreement between Norway's football association and the country's international players will lead to men and women receive the same financial compensation for representing their country, with the men making a financial contribution to the women's team.

Nigeria Beat Zambia To Qualify For 2018 World Cup

Substitute Alex Iwobi got Nigeria’s goal in the 71st minute

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday qualified for the 2018 World Cup holding in Russia after defeating Zambia 1-0 at a qualifier in Akwa Ibom.

Taxi Driver 'Deliberately Mows Down Pedestrians' Outside London's Natural History Museum

Witnesses said the man was pinned to the ground by security guards before being detained by police

Several people have been injured after a car mounted the pavement and mowed down pedestrians outside the Natural History Museum in London this afternoon.

Dramatic pictures taken at the scene show police holding down a man covered in blood with rubble strewn across the road

Nigeria Vs Zambia: Super Eagles Starting Lineup Against Chipolopolo

Nigeria national football team players pose prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying football match between Nigeria and Cameroon at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, southern Nigeria, on September 1, 2017. / AFP Photo / Pius Utomi Ekpei

John Mikel Obi, earning his 81st international cap today, is set to lead the Super Eagles against the Chipolopolo of Zambia when the two sides meet today in Uyo for a crunch World Cup qualifier.

UK Firms Must Tell Their Customers The REAL Internet Speeds They Will Get

Broadband firms must tell their customers the real internet speeds they will get, under new rules laid down by Ofcom. This will give customers realistic information ahead of signing contracts

●Broadband firms must tell customers the internet speeds they’ll get, says Ofcom ●Providers have been selling services based on the maximum speeds possible ●Watchdog says companies must declare how slow the internet is at ‘peak’ times ●Customers will now have access to realistic information ahead of contracts

Broadband firms must tell their customers the real internet speeds they will get, under new rules laid down by Ofcom.

FG Receives 400,000 Alerts From Whistle Blowers

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Information and Culture Minister

The Federal Government is in receipt of over 400,000 telephone short messages from Whistleblowers on looted funds, Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, said yesterday.

Moneypox Virus: Nigeria Warns Against Eating Monkeys, Bayelsa Medics Monitor 40 People

Monkeypox is a rare smallpox-like disease Image credit: Alamy

Health authorities in Nigeria have warned the public against eating monkeys and bushmeat after 10 people contracted suspected Monkeypox in the southern Bayelsa State, Nigeria newspapers are reporting.

Monkey meat is a delicacy in some communities in Nigeria Image credit: AFP

Equatorial Guinea Banned From 2019 Women's World Cup

Equatorial Guinea team are set to miss the next four major international women's tournaments

Equatorial Guinea have been expelled from the 2019 Women's World Cup in France for fielding 10 ineligible players and using forged documents.

To Rebuild Trust, US Cops Offer Coffee And A Friendly Ear

Chicago resident Lee Maglaya interacts with police officers Librada Godinez and David Hallock at a McDonald's during a nationwide 'Coffee with a Cop' day, in Chicago, Illinois, on October 4, 2017

In a diverse Chicago, United States neighborhood where dozens of languages are spoken, two police officers are visiting a McDonald's restaurant.

Police officer Librada Godinez speaks with Chicago resident Lee Maglaya at a McDonald's restaurant during 'Coffee with a Cop' day, in Chicago, Illinois, on October 4, 2017

Host Communities Threaten To Disrupt Eagles, Zambia Match

Super Eagles. Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP

Chipolopolo our most dangerous opponent, says Rohr

Barely two days to the much-awaited match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Chipolopolo of Zambia, youths of the two communities of Obio Etoi and Obio Ofot hosting the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo have threatened to disrupt the match unless the Akwa Ibom State government fulfilled its part of agreement reached with the people.

Monkey Pox Hits Bayelsa, Medical Doctor, 10 Others Quarantined

Monkey Pox victim Photo: glogster.com

Fear has gripped the residents of Bayelsa State as a deadly viral epidemic known as Monkey Pox has broken out in the state.

Solar Power Is Fastest Growing Fuel Of 2016 - International Energy Agency

Last year, new solar PV capacity around the world grew by 50%, reaching over 74 gigawatts (Photograph: Shutterstock)

The world is witnessing “the birth of a new era” in solar power, with the technology growing faster than any other fuel in 2016, the International Energy Agency said.

Renewables including wind power accounted for almost two-thirds of new power installed around the world in 2016 (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Panic In Madagascar As Plague Spreads

People queue at a pharmacy in downtown Antananarivo to buy protection masks against infections and medicines against the plague spreading in Madagascar.

Crowds of fearful residents flock to their local pharmacies before dawn, desperate to buy masks and antibiotics to stave off a plague outbreak sweeping Madagascar.

Officers from the health ministry spread pesticide against carriers of plague such as fleas in a primary school in Antananarivo. The outbreak has so far claimed 24 lives since late August.

Electricity: Over 50% Customers Unmetered 4Yrs After Privatization

Electricity: Over 50% customers unmetered 4yrs after privatization

About four million electricity users representing 54% of the 7.4 million registered users are still unmetered about four years after the power sector was privatized in November 2013, a report has shown.

Delta Uncovers 18,000 Illegal ‘Miracle Centre’ Private Schools

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State

The Committee on Illegal Private Schools inaugurated by the Delta State Government recently has uncovered no fewer than 18,000 illegal ‘Miracle Centre’ private schools operating across the state.

Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia And Morocco Submit Bids To Host 2018 CHAN

CHAN Trophy – Image: CAF

Kenya lost the rights to host the biennial tournament

FOR THE RECORD: The Controversial Nigerian Laws Public Officials Use To Go After Social Media Users, Critics

In March, a judge in Katsina State sentenced Gambo Saeed of Muduru village in Mani Local Government Area to nine months imprisonment for insulting and defaming the State governor, Aminu Masari, on social media.

US Gunman Kills At Least 50, Wounds 200 In Las Vegas Concert Attack

Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo addressing reporters

The gunman appeared to open fire on the Route 91 Harvest festival from the Mandalay Bay Casino. Unconfirmed reports were made of shots at the Bellagio. McCarran International Airport is now gradually reopening

A gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, raining down rapid fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel for several minutes before he was shot dead by police.

A wounded person is walked in on a wheelbarrow as Las Vegas police respond to the active shooter situation

FOR THE RECORD: No President Since 1960 Good Enough To Transform Nigeria — Ayu

Senator Iyorchia Ayu

President of the Senate in the Third Republic, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, tells SUNDAY ABORISADE that Nigeria requires a leader that will organize its human and natural resources for a desired transformation

JUST IN: Three U.S.-Born Scientists Win 2017 Nobel Medicine Prize

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Scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling our biological clocks, the award-giving body said on Monday.

Google Unveils New Moves To Boost Struggling News Organizations

An Indian visitor talks on his mobile phone outside the Google stall at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi on September 27, 2017.  AFP Photo/Prakash Singh

Google announced new steps to help struggling news organizations Monday — including an end to a longstanding “first click free” policy to generate fresh revenues for publishers hurt by the shift from print to digital.

Madagascar Plague Outbreak Kills 24, Triggering WHO Fears

Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar

The current outbreak of the plague in Madagascar was unusual as it had affected large urban areas, increasing the risk of transmission, the WHO warned

Map of Madagascar

What Buhari Told Nigerians At 57Th Independence (FULL TEXT)

President Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigerians on Sunday morning on the celebration of the country’s 57th Independence Anniversary.